A choice manuall, or, Rare secrets in physick and chyrurgery: collected, and practised by the Right Honourable, the Countesse of Kent, late deceased. Whereto are added several experiments of the virtues of Gascon pouder, and lapis contra yarvam, by a professor of physick. As also most exquisite wayes of preserving, conserving, candying &c.
- Kent, Elizabeth Grey, Countess of, 1581-1651
- Date:
- 1664
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Also known as
Choice manuall
Rare and select secrets in physick
True gentlewomans delight
Rare secrets in physick and chirurgery
Choice manual
Publication/Creation
Edinburgh : printed by a Society of Stationers, 1664.
Physical description
6 unnumbered pages, 172 pages, 10 unnumbered pages, 173-209 pages, 3 unnumbered pages+ pages
Contributors
Edition
The fifteen edition.
References note
Wing (2nd ed.) K315
Notes
Includes indexes.
Text and register are continuous despite pagination.
"The epistle to the reader" is signed: W.J.
Caption title on p. 1: A choice manual, or, Rare and select secrets in physick, .. .
An edition of: A choice manuall.
Copy tightly bound affecting text.
Imperfect as filmed; filming stops with t.p.: A true gentle-womans delight (1664), which is part of other editions of A choice manuall.
Reproduction of the original at the Bodleian Library.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2108:02) s1999 miun s